Len Hafer

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Len Hafer is a freelancer and lifelong PC gamer with a specialty in strategy, RPGs, horror, and survival games. A chance encounter with Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness changed her life forever. Today, her favorites include the grand strategy games from Paradox Interactive like Crusader Kings and Europa Universalis, and thought-provoking, story-rich RPGs like Persona 5 and Disco Elysium. She also loves history, hiking in the mountains of Colorado, and heavy metal music.

Latest articles by Len Hafer

A still from the Civilization 7 opening cinematic.

Sid Meier's Civilization needs to keep reinventing itself to stay relevant

By Len Hafer published

Age Up Civilization 7 is bringing a lot of big and controversial changes—that's good.

Age Up
Androgynous knight in intricate armor holding sword partially obscuring face while holding helmet in other hand

2024 was the year updates for old games beat out all the new ones for me

By Len Hafer published

Keep It Rollin' It wasn't a stand-out year for new games, but a lot of my favorites got some of their best stuff yet.

Keep It Rollin'
Project Zomboid's update 42

Project Zomboid's new Build 42 update, 3 years in the making, is the biggest game release of 2024 for me—here's why

By Len Hafer published

28 Patches Later The 11-year-old zombie survival sandbox keeps getting better, and this one is a doozy.

28 Patches Later
An airplane

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 review: The most true-to-life and detailed game of its kind

By Len Hafer published

Jet Stream Fly higher, further, and faster—if you have the set-up for it.

Jet Stream
Statue pouring sand over a pyramid

Every civilization in Civilization 7 we know about so far

By Len Hafer published

Atlas Which civilizations are showing up in Civ 7, what they're good at, and how we expect to play them.

Atlas
Civilization 7 screenshot

Every Civilization 7 leader we know about so far

By Len Hafer last updated

In Charge Who will lead your nation in Sid Meier's Civilization 7?

In Charge

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